The band and color guard from Martin Luther King High School in Riverside performed at the Fiesta Bowl Battle of the Bands in Phoenix on Dec. 29, 2017. They won the competition. (Photo courtesy of Jim Orens)

The band and color guard from Martin Luther King High School in Riverside deserve a little end zone dance after major scores at the Fiesta Bowl in December.

As part of their travels to Arizona to perform at the bowl game, the Kingsmen won at the National Field Show Championships on Dec. 29, taking Sweepstakes in Music, Marching, Visual Effect and Color Guard, according to the school’s website.

The next day, game day, they won the National Parade Championships. They were crowned the “National Grand Champions” for having the highest combined parade and field scores.

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